Vehicle-wheel.



1.11. 11101111. VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16, 191 1.

,1 Patented Sept. 26,1911.

entoiriw lwmitmayjconcem: fi e it'k nowmthat'I, JOHN, C. Tnonn, a citifen of thenUnited States, and a resident 19f .EBLE16 illuthe .county of.Shoshone and 5 State of Idaho, have .invented'certain new and useful,Improyements in Vehicle-Wheels, of whiclktlie "following is aspecification.

This invention is an improvement in spring wheels and has for an objectto provide a novel construction of wheel which will have sutlicientresilience to permit its practical operation 'on automobiles and thelike without pneumatic'tires, and the invention consists .in certainnovel constructions and combinationsof parts as will be hereinafterdescribed and claimed. In the drawing Figure 1 is a side View of a wheelembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross section on aboutline 2-2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the inner side of one of the flangesof the hub, some of the spokes being shown in part. Fig. 4 is a sectionon about line of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one ofthe spokes.

The wheel, as shown, comprises the hub A, the spokes B, the rim C, theguide'rings D,

the brackets E and the bridles F all of which will be more fullydescribed hereinafter.

, The spokes B are formed of rods of spring metal bent between theirends forming the cross bars B which are held by the brackets E to therim 0 and also forming the side bars B which are deflected inwardly at Bare separately coiled at B, are connected adjacent to the coils B by thebridles F and have their inner ends spread apart and provided at theirinner extremities with inwardly projecting studs 13 which enter socketsA in the' body A of the hub A. This body A of the hub has end flanges Agrooved radially at A leading from the sockets A and the spokes B areheld to the flanges A by the, end plates A riveted or otherwise securedto the flanges A and securing the spokes firmly in connection withthehub, as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawmg. I

The bridles F are bent at their ends around the side'sections B of theirrespective s okes at the inner side of and near the coils the bridles Fbeing secured to the outwardly flaring portions B of the spokes near thejuncture thereof with the parallel portions B" which immediately connectwith the coils B. These bridles F operate to UNITED. STATES-"PATENTOFFICE.

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steady the side sections of the spokes one from the other and secure ajoint movement of the sections in the practical operation of theinvention.

The coils B* give greater resiliency to the spokes and thus improve theaction ofthe wheel.

Thebrackets E have their head plates E riveted at E and E to the rim andthese head plates'are provided'in their outer sides with grooves Ereceiving the cross bars B of the spokes so the said cross bars are heldbetween the head plates of the brackets and the rim 0, the ends E of thebrackets "being narrowed as best shown in Fig. 4, so the side bars ofthe spokes may pass alongside the narrowed portion E and lie within theplanes of,the side edges of the bracket head plate, as best shown inFig. 4.

. The brackets E have the inwardly projecting arms E which support theguide rings D at their inner ends, said guide rings extending onopposite sides'of the spokes and preferably along the coiled portions ofsaid spokes and bracingthesaid spokes against lateral displacement.

I claim:

1. The spring wheel herein described, comprising a hub, a rim, bracketshaving head plates secured to the inner side of the rim and having intheir outer faces transverse grooves and having -narrowed end portionsextending beyond said grooves, the said brackets being provided withinwardly projecting arms, spokes secured at their inner ends to the huband consistingof spring rods bent between their ends form'- ing crossbars at their outer ends and held within the grooves of the head plates,and side sections extending alongsidethe narrowed portions of theirrespective head. plates, the said side sections being coiled, bridlesconnecting the'opposite side sections of their respective spokes andguide rings secured to the inner ends of the bracket arms and extendingalongside thespokes, substantially as set forth.

D Specification'of Letter1fatentt ratented se t 191 1; Application filedJanuary 1 6, 3191.1. Serial No. 602,900. i i i i 2. The combination witha rim and-a hub,

rowed portions of their respective head plates, whereby the portions ofthe spokes on opposite sides of said narrow portion. of the head plateswill be braced by the latter as against lateral movement immediatelyadjacent to the transverse grooves of their respective head plates,substantially as set forth.

3. A spring wheel comprising a rim, a

hub, spring spokes between the rim and hub and comprising side sectionsspaced apart said side sections having near their inner ends inwardlyinclined portions and providedv with coiled portions and parallelportions. between said coiled portions and the inclined portions andbridles extending ben and secured to the inclined portions .e oppositeside sections of their respecsubstantially as set forth.

tive spokes adjacent to the parallel portions of said spokes,substantially as set forth.

4. A- spring wheel comprising a rim, a hub, spring spokes extendingoutwardly from the hub and having at their outer ends portions defiectedin the circumferential direction of the rim of the wheel, the spokesbeing coiled at the said deflected portions of the body of the spokes,means securing the outer ends of the spokes and bracing rings extendingalong the opposite sides of the spokes and across the coiled portionsthereof,

JOHN C. THOEN.

lVit-nesses:

SoLoN'C. KEMoN, I PERRY B. TURPIN.

